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海峽殖民地

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strait; channel; Taiwan Strait colony
trad. (海峽殖民地) 海峽 殖民地
simp. (海峡殖民地) 海峡 殖民地

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海峽殖民地

  1. (historical) Straits Settlements (a former British colony in Southeast Asia, existing between 1826–1946 and consisting of modern-day Singapore and Malacca, Penang, and Perak in Malaysia, as well as a few other miscellaneous territories for other periods)